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Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-01-15
CuriOus Eaects Of a Wasp sting.

A Missouri physician, writing to the
Medical aad Surgical Reporter, says: On
the 31st of October last. as was sitting
in church during night services, the
weather being rather cool, red wasp
which had been reused by the warmth.
fell from the ceiling, and becoming en-
tangled in my whiskers, stung me twice
in the throat, bene ith the angle Of tho
lower 'aw-bone. in or near the submax
ilary gland Of the right side. The pain
for a minute or two was intense, imme-
diaiely followed by peculiar taste,
which can only be described by saying
that it was a singular combination OF
palatal and nasal sensation. such as is
noticed when nest Of these wasps is
disturbed and they dart about through
the air. But the circumstance which
most attracts attention, and which l
consider the curious point, is the dura-
ton OF the sensation: for a week it was
constant and very annoying; it then be-
came intermittent, but very pungent
whenever l was heated by exercise or
approached hot FIRE. 1t is impossible
to explain how much discom ort re-
suited from it 1t has gradually grown
less OBJ ervable. till ~ the present time
| do not recognize 1t more than once q
week, and then only in hot room.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-01-15
sr1S $l.5O per Annun. Single Copy s cents
TO MY WIFE.


Why nced you care, dear wife, or heed
The passing Of your carly graces
What though the lilies supcrsede
The springtime roses Of your faceF
What though the azure Of your eyea-
Has mellowed to a softer bluel
The fairest tinty that dock the skies
Are caught from twilight's fading hue
Why should tho ripened fruit regret
Its summer bloom, howeer 50 fairl
Why need you sigh though Time should so'
HIS crown Of silver on your haira
The sweetest fragrance Of the rose
Is from its fading petals pressed,
And Nature spreads her earliest SHOWS
Above the flowers she loves the best
What care we for the vanished years,
Save for the fruit their summers brought
What care we for our fallen tears
Save for the rainbows on them wrought;
Why should we mourn the joys we shared,
Or see them perish with regret,
Since on the fruit our hearts have Jared,
And memory keeps the rainbows yeti
What though our winter time has come. .
And summers buds and blooms expirel
Love ha b an ever radiant home
And bids us welcome toits fire.
He dwelt with us through all the spring;
We sheltered him from summers heat;
Now at his hearth we'll sit and sing,
And let the wintry tempest beat.
Lee o. Harris.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-01-15
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

Fine language-Ten dollars and costs
The time when the cold water party
largely predominated- During the flood
Call.
If every man was as big as he feels
there couldn't be standing room in this
country. -Newman Indspendent.
A man is like razor because you can't
tell how sharp he can be until he is COM
pletely strapped. -DansCilJS Breeze.
The greatest reformer Of the age was
the inventor of the hustle, which has
reformed nearly every woman. --Paila-
dslphiG Herald.
An exchange observes: "We owe
much to foreigners" from which We
infer that the editor has not paid his
hired girl. Hdren Ners.
The epidemic of pugilism is calculated
to make the weary newspaper reader wish
that even the baseball season might come
again. philadelphia Timss.
A writer says that "kind words are
never lost" How is it when your wife
puts them in letter and gives them to
you to mail2-Burlingto Free Press.
Much mad contention in it,
But is reduced, when all is told,
To moment and to minute.
-SIfstags
A Maine minister was recently treed
by bear and kept there for an hour.
He says he will never preach long SER
mon again in his life. Burlington Free
Press.
Why, Chawley," drawled Gus de Flip
kins to his chum, G. Percy Giddibraine,
''where's your watch2" ''Oh, couldn't
stand it." he replied, 'the beastly tick
ing shattered my nerves. It'd Bits.
A Michigan ex-soldier has declined to
receive his pension any longer be-
cause he has got we'll. It is Tumored
that he will be given another pension
now on the ground Of insanity. CAL.
Mrs. Bigsby-My husband just detests
cabbage. Why do you suppose he is 50
prejudiced against it2 Mrs. Blobson-I
imagine he takes too much of it in his
cigars, my dear. r.-Barlington Free Press.
Doctor-"Whata ails you, sira" Patient
FL don't know, doctor; / have such .
buzzing sound in my ears all the time.
Would you like to look at my tonguca"
Doctor-"No, never mind; bring your
wife around some day; I'd like to look
at hers Statesman.
"Would you say tho poultry is very
tender or the fowl is veIy tender2" asked
the boarding house mistress of one Of her
victims the other day at dinner.
"Neither," was the reply. what,
then, would you sayi" I'D say tho
chicken !, mighty tougha" came from
the boarder with emphasis. -.Statesmdn.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-01-15
A Hint

Tbey had been sitting for long time
in silence. Suddenly she woke up fssm
q reverie and said
1T is an age Of progress, after all,
George"
"Yaas." he replied, after drawing the
head Of his cane out OF his mouth; s.but
what led you to make the remarkl'
well, not much. she gurgled; "but
j saw in this evenings paper that you
can buy wedding-riags on iastallments. y
--Bost0n Courier.
The work Of Christian, as It is de-
scribed 10 the Bible, looks filter for an
angel than for fallen man; but this
fallen, weak man has more than the suf-
ficiency Of an angel for the discharge of
it--his suiiicicncyis is Of God.--W Jay.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-01-15

Whatever the Spanish Government
may neglect TO do in the line of national
Development, it is evidently determined, {"
says the New York Obsercer, ''not to fall
behind the age any farther in respect to
the organization of its navy. The Spanish
Cortes has just voted a grant of $45, OCO,-
900 for the purchase and equipment of
new war vessels, and has authorized the
construction of number of fast cruisers
and torpedo boats. As Spain has num-
Der of foreign dependencies, like Cuba
and the Philippines, to look after, beside
a Number of more or less jealous neigh
bSrs, she may, perhaps. be justified in
mourning this great expense. It will
need something more, however, than
fast cruisers and torpedo boats to bring
Spain up to the rank of first-class ma
ti0n -
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-01-15
lAltcdys in Advance.
Nv. G: SMITH, Charlotte, n G

The New York Commercial Advertiser
remarks editorially: ''The industry O:
raising sea island cotton along the At.
iantic coast which began with favorable
prospects few years ago, has turned out
to be nearly, if not quite, a failure on
account of low prices. The fibre of
this kind of cotton is much longer than
that OF the ordinary staple. In the
meantime the price of the products
manufactured from it has remail ed sta
tIonary or has been raised, SO that the
loss falls wholly on the planters, and
there is danger Of the industry dying
out. Such an outcome would be Sc.
fiously felt in this city, which receives
the bulk of sea island cotton shipped
from southern ports"
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-01-15
The Buckwheat Cake.

No dainty in
winter for breakfast sur
passes the cakes made Of buck
wheat a-swlnming in lasses and
sliding in butter IS yellow as gold,
and nothing is ike emit kesp out the
cold. How splendid they lookso exqui-
sitely Drowned, all hot from the griddle,
made perfe tly round by Mollie, my Mol
lie, VIII bakes iem with skill and patiently
waits till I've eaten my fill. No wonder
1--we in the morning TO hear the breakfast
bell ring out its tidings Of cheer dress 10
q jidy and hurry below where Mollie Is
greasing the er ddle, | know. Hurrah
for the winter whose frostiness makes
an appeti eager Tor hot buckwheat
cakes, which, sliding in butter and
swimming in 'lasses, Is aIme-
thing for breakfast that
nothing surpasses,
II. Q. DODGE
--Goodairs Sun.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-01-15
A Winter Night.

Within the CRATE bright FIRE glowing
Around its ruddy comfort throwing;
A single rocking chair;
A hand, soft aud white hand pressing,
An arm a slender waist carossing,
A head with ripping hair
Contented on q shoulder lying,
On wings OF bliss the moments flying
Ahl who would not bo therei
--Boston Courier,
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-01-15

The modern tendency to run toward
extremes finds fresh illustration in the
report that the cattle business Of the
West has been overdone, and numbers
of American and English investors pro
pose to sell out and enter into undertake
ings more promising of profit. In GER
tain sections, Wyoming for instance,
cattle have so multiplied that the bunch
grass, their natural and inexpensive food,
has been nearly destroyed, and the risks
and cost Of maintaining herds have been
corEespondingly enhanced. A few years
ago buffalo were abundant on the plains,
but constant hunting and indiscrimina-
ted slaughter have welI-nigh extermina-
ted them and they are about as scarce IS
their former contemporaries, the wild
horses. Eastern trout and salmon
streams, except in remote regions, were
long since fished empty. The ivory
hunters have nearly killed of the Asiatic
elephants, and the great beasts are nu-
merous only in the interior Of Africa, and
even there their relentless enemies arc
rapidly pursuing them. Civilization
has some accomplishments hardly to be
regarded as in the line Of prudence and
common scrse, and the old parable about
killing the goose that laid the golden
egg includes moral very applicable to
the present age.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-01-15

Since 1870, SAT duels have been fought
in France. A number Of the duelists
have died-from natural causes.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-01-15

The ondon GtoBe feels no pride in the
addition of years which modern science
has attached to the human race. 1t says
'4f the claims of old descent were q
justifiable source of pride the human
race should feel elated on being assured
by the wise men of the British Associa-
tion that authentic proof has been dis
covered IN some Welsh caves that men
sufficiently developed from the ape to
manufacture flint implements existed on
this planet 240. 900 years ago. To US it
Is melancholy reflection that we should
hsve taken SO prodigious time to at
tain so small result. Even when the
duration of the race is limited to the
5000 years of history, the outcome can
hardly be considerela as satisfactory, and
there is something profoundly depress-
ing in the sudden addition Of series of
ancestors who spent 294, 900 years in
marking time, indeed, but in making no
other mark in the world.r
, 1887-12-10

ogsaa Konditioner, Panteattest og
ovrige' Auctionen vedr6rende Docu-
menter henligget til Eftersyn fra 1ste
Auction.
Denne Acknowledgements tjener til
lige til Efterretning for Panthavere
og andre Vedkommende overensstem-
mende med Pr 22de April 1917.
C-hristiansteds Auctionskontc r, st. Croix
den Tide December 1887.
MAXEN,
, 1887-12-10
A.UCTION
K FTER Begj@ring af S~kifteretten
{ som behandler Boet efter afg.
POWLIS FRANCIS eller FRANCIS
POWLIS, bliver den Boet tilhorende
EiendOm

Parcel af Friedensthal (Halvdelen
at et Stykke Land fra No. b
med paavarende Bygning, stillet
til Bortsalg we'd 3 offentlige AUG
toner, der afholdes paa undertegnede
Auctionskontor:
TORSDAGEN den Ste Januar 1888.
TORSDAGEN den lode s. M.
TORSDAGEN den Ode Februar 1888.
hver Days Eftermiddag ri. 3.
Konditioner og ovrige Salget we'd
rorende Dokumenter henligge ira
1ste Auction til Eftersyn her paa
Kontoret.
i. Denne Bekjepdtgi0relse tjener TIL
lige til Efterrethingfo for Panthavete og
andre, Vedkommende overensstem-
mende med Placat 22de April 1917.
Chrhtiansted's Auctionskontor St. Crolx
den Tide December 1887.
ea. MAXEN,
est.
, 1887-12-10
A U N.
NJ the request of Ohristiansted's
A Dealing Court as administering
the estate of the late POWLIS
FRANCIS or FRANCIS POWLlS
The Property

belonging to said estate, Parcel
of F~riedensthal the half of a
piece of land from No. l b. with
building thereon will be offered for
sale at 5 public Auctions to be held
at the undersigned Auction office:
THURSDAY the 9Th January 1883.
THURSDAY the 10Th January 1888.
THURSDAY the End February 1888.
each time at 3 o'clock p. m.
Conditions, and other documents
concerning the sale may be seen at
this Office from the 1st Auction.
This advertisement serves also for
the information Of mortgage holders
and others concerned, in accordance
with the Placard dated 22nd April
1917.
Ohristiansted's Auction Office ST. Croix the
7th December 1887.
MAXEN,
est,
, 1887-12-10

of said estates in the Property
No. Z Hospital Street in Christian
sted, together ITO, will be offered for
sale at 8 public Auctions to be held:
SATURDAY the 7th january 1888.
SATURDAY the 21st January 1888.
SATURDAY the 4th February 1888.
each day at 8 o'clock p. N.
All the Auctions will be held at
the undersigned Auction Office,
where also the conditions, certificate
of mortgages and other documents
concerning the sale may be seen
from the 1st Auction.
This advertisement serves also for
the information of mortgage holders
and others concerned, in accordance
with the Placard dated 22nd April
1917.
Christiansted's Auction Office, St. Croix
the 7th December 1887.
MAXEN,
est.
, 1887-12-10
ORDER OF DAY.
for the Colonial Councils Ordinary
Meeting Monday 18th December 1887.
IL o'clock, noon.

/. End Discussion on Additional Money
Bill to the Budget for 1888 sub
Item D 10, Department of public In
struction. @e.t3-
Amendments to be forwarded by
Thursday 9th December 2 o'clock p. M.
3. Question of furthering Draft Of Or
dinance containing notifications of the
Ordinance Of 18th February 1873 for
defrayment Of expenses attending GER
tain introduction of labourers ie the
Island of St. .Croix introduced by
3rd Member for C~hristiansted's Country
District (Leeyy). .
.'s36ha4os -
s. Election of Q Burghers for each Ju-
risdiction to assist the Tax Commission
in the assessment a. rentals on proper.
ties, as requested by Governmeng in
letter of End November 1887, No. 1920.
Colonial Council st. Croix, 9th Decerm-
Der 1881.
as z. M. ANDERSEN.
CkairmaH.
AE LW MA
, 1887-12-10
acknowledgements

SgA EFT bekjendtgjores herved, at
Udkast til Repartitiohen i Kap-
tain B. P, de NULLYS D0dsbo vii
blive fremlagt i en- Skiftesamling,
der afholdes her paa Kontoret
ONSDAGEN den 28de d. M. Efter-
midday Kl. B., hvorefter Boet for
ventes sluttet5.
C~hristiansteds Skifteret, ST. Crojx den
CITE December 1887.
MAXEN,
cat.
, 1887-12-10
Organ Opening,
Friedenstha1,
MONDAY, l2HH DECEMBER
Madame Krebs.

Madame hrebs,
of St. Thomas, has kindly consented
to take part in the exercises on that
occasion. This is the only. time
MADAME KREBs will appear. ID public
in St. Croix. In consequence of the
above, the price Of tickets has Been
raised: ,5
Gnalr = so: SO cts,
Galleries.. Is
u Doors open at Z P. M. 70
begin at 7.3O P. NJ.
, 1887-12-10
AUCTIO

at the request of Christiansted's
RI Dealing Court as administering
the Bankrupt Estates Of JAMES P.
BRULEY, ROBERT /. BRULEY
and JOSEPH A. BRULEY
THE
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-14
Military Ball.

Friday evening last, the Alpena
Guards gave another one of their
pleasant dances, at the rink, which
was a success both socially and finan-
cially. About s o'clock, the Germania
band marched to the Armory, where
they were joined by the Guards. in
full dress uniform, with shakoes. They
marched through the principal streets,
during which they went through some
fancy drill movement, and received
much praise. They then returned to
the Armory and dispersed. At the
rink, the scene was very animated
one, the floor being filled with dancers.
EVERYBODY went there to enjoy
themselves seemed to have sue
ceeded. The rink was tastefully dec
GRATED with flags and presented very
fine appearance when the floor was
filled with dancers. The Guards will
give the second, of a series of dances,
October 7th, the proceeds of which is
to be devoted to the purchase of a
new flag to replace the veteran APP
pearing one they have now.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-14

For some time past some thief had
been in the habit of taking money
from the till at LENS brewery. AT
last it was determined to solve the
mystery, and Geo. w. Jones was en-
gagged to work the case. George
made the necessary preparations, and
at noon, when the brewery employees
were at dinner, he saw man enter the
room where the money till was and
began to abstract the money therein.
While he was in the act of stealing
the money, Jones stepped quickly up
to the thief, grabbed him, and told
him he would take care of him, and
then marched the man to the lookup.
The thief turned out to be John Wea-
wiser. He confessed to having taken
money from the till three times. The
manner in which the case was worked
by Mr.. Jones is. very creditable to
him. The employees are much pleased
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-14
Camp Logan.

The first camp Of Lockwood Post
G. A. r., and Of Geo. Root camp
Sons of Veterans, was held at the
fair grounds OH Friday, Saturday and
Sunday last, and was grand success
The first day was devoted to get.
ting the camp in readiness and re-
ceiving the invited guests. The Wis.
iting posts we're the John Earl Post,
of AuSable, and the Sons of Veter-
ans from same place. The program
for the day comprised guard mount,
drill and the usually pleasant camp
fire. The following order was is
sued:
General order No. ]. Detail for the
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-14

The schooner Presto was stripped
of most of her canvas by the gale,
when near Middle Island, last week.
The life saving crew there went to her
assistance, word was sent to this port
for a tug, and the Ralph steamed out
to tow her in, Thursday night. The
intention of the captain of the dis
abled craft was to have his vessel tow
ed to this port and then have one of
the steam barges tow him to Detroit,
but shortly after the Ralph had got
hold of her tow line, tow came down
the Lake, and arrangements were
made to take the Presto down the
lake.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-14

The steamer City of Alpena can
work her way through a gale that
most vessels on the lakes dare not face.
Friday afternoon, at 1850 o'clock, she
left Port Huron and steamed up the
rapid current between that place and
Lake Huron. At the lower end of
the lake, at the time she entered, there
was but very little wind and hardly
any sea. Soon after she entered the
lake, the wind came down briskly and,
before long one of the severest gales
of the season was bowling viclously
down from the northwest. The sea
grew tremendous, and the wind must
have been travelling near fifty miles
an hour. Most of the passengers soon
retired to their cabins to wrestle with
seasickness. Once in while heavy
masses of water would climb over the
upper deck. Yet, Notwithstanding
the immense pressure against the
steamer by the mad waves and howl
ing gale, she went through it with ra-
pidity, making as good time as an or
binary steamer would on a calm sea.
At 1908 the steamer reached the har.
Dor of refuge at Sand Beach, and much
to the delight of the sixty or seventy
passengers, the captain decided to re-
main there till morning. The dis
lance from Port Huron tc Sand Beach
is said to be 81 miles, and the time
taken by the steamer in going between
the two ports was only FIVE hours and
eighteen minutes. She thus averaged
little over twelve and a half miles
per hour, and the greater part of the
journey was against tremendous
heavy rough sea and one of the sever
est wind gales of the season. Consid-
ering the sea, the steamer did but little
pitching. The steamer City of Alpe-
ma, under command of Captain Stew
art, is magnificent vessel in sea.
There was a number of passengers,
including women and children, who
had berths on the cabin floor and on
the seats, and most of them presented
as disconsolate and forlorn an appear
ance as could be found. Their testi-
mony as to the vessels pitching would
differ from ours. Not many of the
passengers answered the call for
breakfast.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-14
Flanders.

Mrs. Neal Spain has young son,
born on the 4th.
Lolita Adams, of Hillman, and
Arthur Marsh, of Green, were mar
ried by Rev. j. H. Marsh, on the I'd.
One of A. r. Richardson's men re.
ceived severe cut in the leg, recent
ly.
VIM. Heath has been around with
his threshing machine, and turned
out lots Of grain.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-14


At the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. E. Field, last Wednesday evening
occurred the marriage Of their only
daughter, Miss Eta Field, to Arthur
G. Hopper-Rev. H. H. Van Auken
officiating. Besides city friends, who
were present, there were guests from
other places, the following persons :
Mrs. S. G. Blackman and Miss Helen
Merriman, of Waterbury, Connecticut;
Mrs. r. A. Beal, Mrs. E. r. Beal,
Miss Beal, M. ID. Beers and Jennie
Beal of Ann Arbor; Miss Alice Beal,
of Worthwhile; Mr.. and Mrs. A. r.
Beal, Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Sill, Miss
Sill and Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Williams,
of Dexter; Miss Ella L. Travis, of
Kalamazoo Mrs. Green, of Jackson;
Mrs. G. M. Daniels. Miss Daniels,
Bert Daniels, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Dan
iels, Miss Daniels, of Gregory; Mrs.
j. b. futile and Miss Minnie Ross, of
East Tawas.
The bridesmaids were Miss Ella
Travis and Miss Agnes Mccoy, and
J. f. Beal and Chas. Parks acted as
best men.
The floral decorations of the rooms
were beautiful, flowers, plants, ever
greens being in great abundance, and
artistically arranged. Among the
floral displays were marriage bell of
geraniums, roses and asters, under
which the bride and groom were made
one horse shoe of pink geraniums,
star and crescent, and many other
beautiful designs.
After the marriage ceremony was
over, a sumptuous banquet was serv-
ed. On the lawn was stationed the
Germania band, and they ladened the
air with melodious strains of musical
greetings. A pleasant feature of the
wedding, was the strewing of flowers
on the pathway of the bridal party,
by little children.
The presents received by the bride
were numerous and valuable, promi-
nent among which was a 81 900 check
from her brother.
The evening was pleasantly passed
until the whistle of the steamer City
of Alpena, gave warning for the par
ty to break, and the newly married
couple were escorted to the steamer.
They left for Detroit and expect to
be absent about a month. during
which time they visit Chicago, Cleve-
land and other places.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Hopper are
well known here and have an extern
sive circle of friends, who, like the
ARGUS, extend to them the best and
kindest of. wishes for future happi-
ness, pleasure and prosperity.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-14
Card of Thanks.

To the friends who were so kind to
me in my late affection, to Pack,
Fletcher & Co., who closed their mill
the day of the funeral, to the mill
hands, and especially Mr.. Rice, the
foreman, who showed me so great
kindness during Chambers sickness
and after death, |, with the other
relatives, wish to return my heartfelt
thanks.
Mis-. HATTIE G.. IRWIN.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-14

that the mysterious robberies were
unearthed, as their position was some
what unpleasant before the robber
was discovered. The case was settled
Monday by Weavitser returning what
funds were missing, and the prosecu-
ton Withdrawing the charge.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-14
Notice.

The annual meeting of the First
Congregational society will be held in
the chapel of the Congregational
church, Monday evening, September
26th, at 1880, for the purpose Of elect
ing trustees and transacting society
business for the ensuing year. A full
attendance is desired.
0. l.. PARTRIDGE,
Sec'y.